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>> the united states is somehow asking foreign countries to recognize their embargo, their national defense interest while it is not at all the one of other sovereign countries. >> do the europeans, and the french particularly, have no moral issues selling electronics or anything that could conceivably be used in weapons to iran? >> look, that is, first, a political question, and i disagree with the question itself. to the best of my knowledge, trading with iran on many commodities has absolutely nothing to do with the nuclear program of iran. >> you're client wasn't buying dresses. he wasn't buy tables. he was buying electronics. and he was sending them to iran. >> he was buying a lot of electrical components, and this is still not forbidden by any legislation other than your embargo. >> we're talking about tens of thousands of different items here. >> well, i mean, you can buy 50,000 plugs at 50¢ each. it doesn't make you a great criminal. >> she says nothing he bought meets the definition of arms that are restricted for sale under french law. but the justice department argues that kakav
>> the united states is somehow asking foreign countries to recognize their embargo, their national defense interest while it is not at all the one of other sovereign countries. >> do the europeans, and the french particularly, have no moral issues selling electronics or anything that could conceivably be used in weapons to iran? >> look, that is, first, a political question, and i disagree with the question itself. to the best of my knowledge, trading with iran on many...
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we expect the minister of defense to be much more responsible than to call on more violence. how can we negotiate? how can there be dialogue right now? coup,has been a military a very bloody coup. there has been removal and disappearance of a democratically elected president. violence in the streets. over 200 people have been killed. media, closing of several and tv stations. there can be no dialogue until the violence stops and some of the demands are met. until the democratically elected these peaceful protests, thousands if not millions, they remain and continue to remain on the streets, until they are heard. >> rescuers in china are still trying to reach people affected by two powerful earthquakes. 90 people have been killed and hundreds of others injured. gansurthquake struck in province. hundreds of aftershocks and landslides are hampering the rescue operation. more than 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. -- these pictures show the extent of the damage in many rural areas. craig is following the events in hong kong. >> the human cost is felt most in th
we expect the minister of defense to be much more responsible than to call on more violence. how can we negotiate? how can there be dialogue right now? coup,has been a military a very bloody coup. there has been removal and disappearance of a democratically elected president. violence in the streets. over 200 people have been killed. media, closing of several and tv stations. there can be no dialogue until the violence stops and some of the demands are met. until the democratically elected...
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. >> the commander-in-chief of the defense forces of zimbabwe. all forces of zimbabwe are under him. that they have their employees and they placed his loyalty to this debt. this, the prime minister is telling supporters the president needs the military to stay in power, rewarding them with land and lucrative contracts. they say they do not want another power-sharing government. what each man will do to make that happen is worrying people here. thate driver of the train crashed in spain last week has been charged with 79 counts of homicide. he appeared in court on sunday. he has been released from police custody, still faces charges. the train was carrying 218 passengers. 79 people died. spain's prime minister as well as the royal family are expected to attend a memorial service for the victims. >> it is a path trodden by christian pilgrims since the middle ages. the way of st. james, the apostle whose remains are thought to be buried here. these are the last steps on the journey that can take months. on this occasion, arriving in town in mournin
. >> the commander-in-chief of the defense forces of zimbabwe. all forces of zimbabwe are under him. that they have their employees and they placed his loyalty to this debt. this, the prime minister is telling supporters the president needs the military to stay in power, rewarding them with land and lucrative contracts. they say they do not want another power-sharing government. what each man will do to make that happen is worrying people here. thate driver of the train crashed in spain...
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we tell everybody exactly what we are doing, then the adversaries will know how to get through our defenses. >> what did not come up during the hearing, the revelation in the guardian newspaper of yet program which the former in as a contractor edward snowdon claimed would allow the government to see everything in someone's online activities. that may give even more impetus to legislators who are trying to figure out how to curb or even outlawed domestic surveillance in the united states, and certainly raise the specter of more confrontation. in theencing has begun trial of the u.s. was thousands of classified documents to wikileaks. bradley manning has been convicted of 20 charges which include espionage, theft, and computer fraud. he was acquitted on most serious charge of aiding the enemy. >> the sentencing phase is under way in the court martial private bradley manning. the two things that matter are what was his intention, and did he harm the u.s. natural -- national interest? we may never know what that to say, much of that part of the sentencing phase is expected to be done in a clas
we tell everybody exactly what we are doing, then the adversaries will know how to get through our defenses. >> what did not come up during the hearing, the revelation in the guardian newspaper of yet program which the former in as a contractor edward snowdon claimed would allow the government to see everything in someone's online activities. that may give even more impetus to legislators who are trying to figure out how to curb or even outlawed domestic surveillance in the united states,...
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his defense says that is not true. >> an amazing surveillance video shows at moment a passenger train jumped the tracks. see the video and h
his defense says that is not true. >> an amazing surveillance video shows at moment a passenger train jumped the tracks. see the video and h
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it was a straight self-defense case. this type of self-defense that exists everywhere, they exist in new york. if somebody is threatening you and was about to cause serious physical injury or death, you are allowed to retaliate, unless you have an opportunity to escape, that's what the stand your ground rule goes. but here -- when someone's on top of you punching you in the face. so it's a heart wrenching case. nobody wanted trayvon martin to die. george zimmerman didn't want trayvon martin to die. george zimmerman wasn't some drug dealer who was out there carrying around a .45 to transfer kilos of coke. he was doing what he thought he needed to do. there was bad judgment on his part. there were mistakes on his part. but if george zimmerman got the death penalty, trayvon martin is still not graduating high school. he's still not going to the prom. he's still not giving her grandchildren. and that breaks everybody's heart. i'm sure it breaks george zimmerman's heart as well. but we can't get so caught up in emotions that
it was a straight self-defense case. this type of self-defense that exists everywhere, they exist in new york. if somebody is threatening you and was about to cause serious physical injury or death, you are allowed to retaliate, unless you have an opportunity to escape, that's what the stand your ground rule goes. but here -- when someone's on top of you punching you in the face. so it's a heart wrenching case. nobody wanted trayvon martin to die. george zimmerman didn't want trayvon martin to...
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the defense it set to make the case for "whitey" bulger, charged with 19 brutal murders. the trial has already seen explosive testimony. screaming matches. lots of f bombs, and now there's a chance that "whitey" bulger himself may take the stand. also, we're hearing soon we'll get a verdict in the biggest leak of classified information this country has ever seen. a controversial case that could put army private bradley manning in prison for the rest of his life. we'll break down with the judge, judge andrew napolitano, but a whole water park is shut down now an young swimmer caught a deadly parasite, one that eats away your brain. we'll talk to a doctor about what families need to know on how to prevent it. that's all ahead, unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b."
the defense it set to make the case for "whitey" bulger, charged with 19 brutal murders. the trial has already seen explosive testimony. screaming matches. lots of f bombs, and now there's a chance that "whitey" bulger himself may take the stand. also, we're hearing soon we'll get a verdict in the biggest leak of classified information this country has ever seen. a controversial case that could put army private bradley manning in prison for the rest of his life. we'll break...
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that's no defense. so i think on the law, her decision was right. >> rick: but that's basically the sort -- the naive defense, is what his team is arguing here, that he was a naive whistle blower. now we're seeing this, of course, against the backdrop of the ed snowden saga that continues to play out. one person's heroic whistle blowerrer is another person's spy or someone who has been aiding the enemy. it's sort of in the eyes of the beholder. is that the way it works with the law, too, or is it more clear cut? >> well, i think whatever his subjective desires, okay, whatever his subjective purpose, what the law asks and what you got to ask 'cause we can't have a different standard and say, oh, you're naive, so you can do whatever you want. the law asks is, did you know when you did this what the consequences would be? he's not claiming that he was completely unaware. this is a trained intelligence officer. he's not saying oh, i didn't realize what these materials were. he knew exactly, as far as we can
that's no defense. so i think on the law, her decision was right. >> rick: but that's basically the sort -- the naive defense, is what his team is arguing here, that he was a naive whistle blower. now we're seeing this, of course, against the backdrop of the ed snowden saga that continues to play out. one person's heroic whistle blowerrer is another person's spy or someone who has been aiding the enemy. it's sort of in the eyes of the beholder. is that the way it works with the law, too,...
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geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. honestly, i feel like i nailed that. >> here today, we can say with confidence that war was no tie. korea was a victory. when 50 millian south koreans live in freedom, a vibrant democracy, one of the world's most dynamic economies in stark contrast to the repression and poverty of the north,s that is a victory and that is your legacy. >> eric: that was president obama yesterday, marking 60 years of truce since the end of the korean war, declaring, as you heard, the conflict a victory for the u.s. but in north korea, they say they won. they have o
geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or...
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it is because president obama, secretary kerry and the department of defense. they are the ones that are slow-walking this. i wish i could wrap it up and look everyone of those families in the eye, this is what happened, this is what was wrong, this is how the administration botched this but i can't do so until i get the administration to fest up and provide us the documents. but i will credit speaker boehner lately to actually providing the subpoenas needed to drag people in there we had classified hearings. we, as we go into the fall will have a series of open hearings where the world will be able to see us question these people. we doesn't need a select committee to do any of. we can do it within the committees and that's what we're doing. bill: jason chaffetz, the republican from utah. we'll talk soon. >> thank you. bill: martha. martha: first it was a saturday mail delivery they took away but could home delivery all together become a thing of the past? can you imagine life like that? a closer look at a controversial plan to help the postal service balance
it is because president obama, secretary kerry and the department of defense. they are the ones that are slow-walking this. i wish i could wrap it up and look everyone of those families in the eye, this is what happened, this is what was wrong, this is how the administration botched this but i can't do so until i get the administration to fest up and provide us the documents. but i will credit speaker boehner lately to actually providing the subpoenas needed to drag people in there we had...
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criminal defense attorney keith sullivan and former prosecutor brian silber. as a former prosecutor, brian what do you think about this. >> i think it might be the right move for everybody. you have to think the victims as a prosecutor. to put the women in trial and sit there and describe all 900 counts that are being indicted it would put them through the wringer once again. if this guy gets locked up rest of his life around never see the light of day and get what is he deserves i think that is good resolution for everybody. martha: keith what do you think. >> i couldn't agree more, martha. you spare the women the trauma and tragedy to relive this this is very sick and twisted individual. he needs to be in a mental hospital probably more so than a jail but that is where he spend rest of his life. if you challenge all the sentences, shy of 900 charges, 978 he said he will be convicted on just about all of them. tough, tough case to even try to begin to defend. martha: yeah. you know, you're so right and it does, as kelly was saying before, it allows these wome
criminal defense attorney keith sullivan and former prosecutor brian silber. as a former prosecutor, brian what do you think about this. >> i think it might be the right move for everybody. you have to think the victims as a prosecutor. to put the women in trial and sit there and describe all 900 counts that are being indicted it would put them through the wringer once again. if this guy gets locked up rest of his life around never see the light of day and get what is he deserves i think...
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criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor and retired u.s. army jag, culley stimson is a senior legal fellow with the heritage foundation. good morning to both of you. steve, i want to start with you. the most serious ruling could come down to life in prison. which way does this judge go in manning's case? >> well, it looks like she's going to have to go the way of evidence or the lack of evidence. in this particular case on this particular charge, it is a life sentence that is attached to it, and there's a reason for that, because it is an extremely serious charge. and they must show, the prosecution must show that he had actual knowledge that this information that he disseminated through wikileaks would end up in the hands of the enemy. bill: have they proven that? >> i do not believe they have. bill: really? >> based on the evidence that's been reported, there's not been sufficient actual knowledge shown. again, this is not a recklessness standard. and you also had to have the intent that the information would harm the united states. and,
criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor and retired u.s. army jag, culley stimson is a senior legal fellow with the heritage foundation. good morning to both of you. steve, i want to start with you. the most serious ruling could come down to life in prison. which way does this judge go in manning's case? >> well, it looks like she's going to have to go the way of evidence or the lack of evidence. in this particular case on this particular charge, it is a life sentence that is...
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a former prosecutor and trial attorney, and keith sullivan and defense attorney. thank you for joining us. i want to start with you. what evidence do they have against them? >> they have motive, access and opportunity. the doctor had purchased this poison found in his dead wife's body just days before she died. we have access because we know he was only within his control locked up in a safe at his office. we know he had an opportunity to do this because the text messages between the husband and the wife revealed she thought she was taking something that would help her get pregnant so we have a very strong circumstantial case against the doctor for killing his wife. martha: in terms of defending him as a defense attorney, how would you handle this case? >> let me answer that question, there is no evidence, they have no direct evidence linking him to the death. he has told his lawyers lawyers have told the detectives purchased cyanide with his wife as a physician, she could have accidentally used it, there is no evidence whatsoever in this case. i look at three lig
a former prosecutor and trial attorney, and keith sullivan and defense attorney. thank you for joining us. i want to start with you. what evidence do they have against them? >> they have motive, access and opportunity. the doctor had purchased this poison found in his dead wife's body just days before she died. we have access because we know he was only within his control locked up in a safe at his office. we know he had an opportunity to do this because the text messages between the...
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the law of self-defense worked well for years and years an years. and i think there is a determination, and i was proud that both the attorney general and the president, as well as many others, have commented -- john mccain's words that these laws should be reviewed -- were also welcome, that there is a growing consensus that these laws are inconsistent with safe communities. our own poll shows race relations are, 50% of whites think race relations are fairly or very good, but only 38% of african-americans. you think that that's the impact of the verdict, partly? >> there's no doubt that the verdict has had an impact. it's, to some extent, affected people's confidence in the criminal justice system. i think that we've seen conflict and a lot of of tough language being played out indeed in the media. i remain optimistic and hopeful that reasonable minds, that people who are ready to understand that while we've come a great distance when it comes to race and race relations in this nation, in the 21st century there is a lot of unfinished work and that
the law of self-defense worked well for years and years an years. and i think there is a determination, and i was proud that both the attorney general and the president, as well as many others, have commented -- john mccain's words that these laws should be reviewed -- were also welcome, that there is a growing consensus that these laws are inconsistent with safe communities. our own poll shows race relations are, 50% of whites think race relations are fairly or very good, but only 38% of...
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for a dealer and the rv that's right for you, geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. honestly, i feel like i nailed that. >>> there's more information in a phone book than there is in this particular big pile of phone numbers. it has saved real lives. real folks have come home with their legs, real folks have not had their lives taken when they are commuting to work because of had this program. >> edward snowden's leaks have cast a spotlight on the government's secret surveillance programs, a spotlight which has cost the support, significant support in congress for those programs. joining me now, congressman adam schiff, member o
for a dealer and the rv that's right for you, geico's defensive driver,ke 13. good student and multi-policy discounts could save you hundreds of dollus. engineer: uh geico's discounts could save you hundreds of "doll-ars." it sounds like you're saying "dollus." dollus. engineeif you could accentuate the "r" sound of "dollars." are...are... are... engineer: are... arrrrrr. arrrrr. someone bring me an eye patch, i feel like a bloomin' pirate. geico. fifteen...
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he in doing that was trying to presumably his legal defense was trying to clear the decks and hope that they could avoid these more serious convictions which do involve very serious sentencing time, depending on what the judge decides. >> that's right. i mean the charges that he's pled guilty to already carry a sentence of up to 20 years and now there are these charges on top of that. but one of the things that manning's lawyers were trying to do in entering this plea was to show that manning to some degree was taking more responsibility for his actions and that could also influence the judge's thinking when she decides what sentence to impose on him. >> how does this case fit in with -- fit within the larger rubric of how this administration, this justice department, this pentagon has approached these national security cases. >> well, it is a historic verdict, even though manning was acquitted on the aiding the enemy charge because historically the espionage act charges have been brought against spies and against traitors and not against people who leaked information to the media with
he in doing that was trying to presumably his legal defense was trying to clear the decks and hope that they could avoid these more serious convictions which do involve very serious sentencing time, depending on what the judge decides. >> that's right. i mean the charges that he's pled guilty to already carry a sentence of up to 20 years and now there are these charges on top of that. but one of the things that manning's lawyers were trying to do in entering this plea was to show that...
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defense secretary chuck hagel called egypt's military chief to inform him that the united states is going to hold off on sending four f-16 fighter jets to cairo. >> this comes weeks after they overthrew the first democratically elected president. the people of egypt should rally in support now of the military. >> this is significant. this is a military man in uniform. not a civilian interim president. fighting between pro and anti-muslim brotherhood factions continue on the streets of cairo. >> at least nine people have been killed. many were hurt. reza is live in cairo. it seems like the call of desperation that could mean for violence. what are we seeing? >> reporter: the streets are pretty calm now. is it going to stay that way with the call for mass demonstrations? it's not clear. these are pretty dramatic statements by head of the general armed forces. if anyone had any doubts that forces were playing a powerful role in domestic politics in this conflict, these statements by the general could clear up some of those doubts because the armed forces has openly injected itself in this co
defense secretary chuck hagel called egypt's military chief to inform him that the united states is going to hold off on sending four f-16 fighter jets to cairo. >> this comes weeks after they overthrew the first democratically elected president. the people of egypt should rally in support now of the military. >> this is significant. this is a military man in uniform. not a civilian interim president. fighting between pro and anti-muslim brotherhood factions continue on the streets...
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some offered civil defense classes or conducted scrap drive cans. usually the groups were segregated by race. when black women were denied access to white organizations, they sometimes formed their own groups. there was the american women's volunteer service, the awvs. there were chapters all across the country. and in 1942 the los angeles chapter sponsored a boxing match between -- [inaudible] and henry hurricane hank armstrong. they raised over $4,000 for their cause. the women's ambulance defense corps of america, the wadca, was another one. they had 54 chapters across the country including motorcycle and cavalry units. they were military trained, and they knew jiu-jitsu. they're known as the glory gals, and their motto to was the hell we can't. [laughter] the red cross offered opportunities for civilians to volunteer for the war effort. the group organized blood drives and trained nurse aides and ran clubs where members of the armed forces could relax and socialize both in the united states and overseas. african-american women served overseas wi
some offered civil defense classes or conducted scrap drive cans. usually the groups were segregated by race. when black women were denied access to white organizations, they sometimes formed their own groups. there was the american women's volunteer service, the awvs. there were chapters all across the country. and in 1942 the los angeles chapter sponsored a boxing match between -- [inaudible] and henry hurricane hank armstrong. they raised over $4,000 for their cause. the women's ambulance...
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. >> twenty-one volumes of material commissioned by the then secretary of defense robert mcnamara. basically put together for him in the late 1960's to sort of answer the question, how did we become involved in the war in vietnam. one could say maybe we should have asked those questions before we became involved with the war in vietnam. put together a lot of scholars to write this summary, starting in 1945 right after world war ii how of the u.s. gradually and then with ever greater speed became involved in the war in vietnam. and this at a time when the war was not going well trying to get out of it. very, very difficult. and when i was retained in 1971, when the new york times was provided with a copy of all but three volumes of what became known as the pentagon papers by confidence as sources, the government had advised the terms that if they publish this and it was all classified as top secret that the government would take steps, the government would go to court to get a court order barring the * from doing so. that is sort of the background of the case. every document in all
. >> twenty-one volumes of material commissioned by the then secretary of defense robert mcnamara. basically put together for him in the late 1960's to sort of answer the question, how did we become involved in the war in vietnam. one could say maybe we should have asked those questions before we became involved with the war in vietnam. put together a lot of scholars to write this summary, starting in 1945 right after world war ii how of the u.s. gradually and then with ever greater speed...
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. >> sisi already holds three of the most powerful jobs: commander of the armed forces, defense minister and deputy prime minister. today egypt's military-backed government ordered the breakup of the muslim brotherhood's protest camps. there have been two mass killings of morsi supporters in the past few weeks, but yen sameh seif al-yazal said it will be the muslim brotherhood's fault and not sisi's if things turn bloody. do you think this can be resolved peacefully? resolved peacefully? >> >> reporter: will they get it? >> i know quite well that the police will try definitely to make it the easy way, not the hard way. but i'm sure they will not do it the easy way. i'm sure they will like the hard way. >> schieffer: clarissa ward in cairo. clarissa, how did the muslim brotherhood react to all of this? >> reporter: well, bob, the muslim brotherhood has said that it is not frightened by today's announcement. a spokesperson for the group has accused the government of being "h "hungry for more blood." they argue that their protest is peaceful. they reject the accusation that they pose any ki
. >> sisi already holds three of the most powerful jobs: commander of the armed forces, defense minister and deputy prime minister. today egypt's military-backed government ordered the breakup of the muslim brotherhood's protest camps. there have been two mass killings of morsi supporters in the past few weeks, but yen sameh seif al-yazal said it will be the muslim brotherhood's fault and not sisi's if things turn bloody. do you think this can be resolved peacefully? resolved peacefully?...
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today the house will vote on amendments to a nearly $600 billion defense bill that would block the nsa from gathering phone records of millions of americans. tara mergener is in washington with more on that. good morning, tara. >> good morning, anne-marie. white house press secretary jay carney released a statement late last night saying that while the president is open to a discussion of domestic surveillance tactics, the house amendment stripped the nsa of one of its most important counterterrorism tools. me meanwhile it could also have an impact on how the u.s. gets involved in the conflict in syria. general chief alexander made an emergency visit to capitol hill on tuesday. he asked lawmakers from both parties to oppose an amendment to a defense bill that would stop his agency from collecting phone records from millions of americans. the legislation is one of the first actions by congress against the nsa since former contractor edward snowden leaked details of the agency's domestic spying programs last month. michigan republican congressman justin amosh introduced the amendment and
today the house will vote on amendments to a nearly $600 billion defense bill that would block the nsa from gathering phone records of millions of americans. tara mergener is in washington with more on that. good morning, tara. >> good morning, anne-marie. white house press secretary jay carney released a statement late last night saying that while the president is open to a discussion of domestic surveillance tactics, the house amendment stripped the nsa of one of its most important...
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so the defense starts its case. >> this week has been the defense case. it was great to be in the courtroom and see what would happen when the tables were turned. what the defense is doing is putting the fbi on trial. they called agent bob fitzpatrick known as fitzee zzeefitzee. their first witness. he's the guy who complained all the way up to washington about the activities of conley, saying that could benley was perhaps a little too close to whitey bulger. the problem was, on cross examination, he looked to be a bit of an exaggerator, that he took a lot of credit. so if you look at the hierarchy, fitzpatrick at the top maybe going to headquarters in washington. under him, corrupt supervisor john morris. under him, corrupt agent, fbi agent john connolly. and next to them whitey bulger. >> we still don't know if bulger will take the stand. what is going into the process as to whether he will testify or not? >> well i think there are two things happening here. one is do we think about this trial as a win or lose? if we look at it that way, then we totally
so the defense starts its case. >> this week has been the defense case. it was great to be in the courtroom and see what would happen when the tables were turned. what the defense is doing is putting the fbi on trial. they called agent bob fitzpatrick known as fitzee zzeefitzee. their first witness. he's the guy who complained all the way up to washington about the activities of conley, saying that could benley was perhaps a little too close to whitey bulger. the problem was, on cross...
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. >> reporter: i wouldn't have said either what the government said or what the defense said. as far as whether private manning is traitor, that should not be band aided back. it has a unique stigma to it. unless someone is going to prosecute him for treason he shouldn't be labeled a traitor. i think the claim he's a whistle blower is off based. he may have had what he considers good intentions but at the end of the day it's not especially to every citizen to decide whether to share the count country's crown jewels with others. >> that raises the question. barbara, i don't know you've done a lot of reporting. 750,000 pages were handed over to wikileakss and a lot of that posted on the internet. a lot of it was classifieied secret. it waunt higher classification. based on everything you've heard, how much real damage to u.s. national security was done as a result of this? >> this has been the debate all along and continues to be the debate in the snowden case. how much damage? people will tell you that bradley manning leaked a lot of information but it was information intellige
. >> reporter: i wouldn't have said either what the government said or what the defense said. as far as whether private manning is traitor, that should not be band aided back. it has a unique stigma to it. unless someone is going to prosecute him for treason he shouldn't be labeled a traitor. i think the claim he's a whistle blower is off based. he may have had what he considers good intentions but at the end of the day it's not especially to every citizen to decide whether to share the...
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. >> all of the bipartisan votes support for an amendment in the house this week is part of the defense appropriations bill. are you working on a similar proposal with democrats and republicans in the senate? >> i'm definitely working with democrats and republicans to overall this program dramatically. there's a number of discussions already. senators on both sides of the aisle and the discussions certainly have accelerated since that extraordinary house vote. we have already a quarter of the united states senator on record saying they are interested in pursuing, certainly, the issue that are central to the debate. that's the reason we insisted on finally getting answers. the answer to your question is yes, you'll see a strong and bipartisan effort in the senate to pick up on the work of the house and to fix a problem that i think intrude on the privacy and liberty of millions of law-abiding americans. >>> you watch all of of senator wyden's remarks. >> the first lady reflect the united states about what women are supposed to be today. are we suppose to be mom -- supposed to be first me
. >> all of the bipartisan votes support for an amendment in the house this week is part of the defense appropriations bill. are you working on a similar proposal with democrats and republicans in the senate? >> i'm definitely working with democrats and republicans to overall this program dramatically. there's a number of discussions already. senators on both sides of the aisle and the discussions certainly have accelerated since that extraordinary house vote. we have already a...
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of non-defense spending. he indicated what the republicans always do. send this over bills, military structure in, va, defense, then they passed that and leave the rest of the world without any help. we are not going to do that this time. >> what would it come from eyes on? compromiseld it on? >> the caucus must follow the president. we know what is in his budget. we know it he would do if republicans stepped forward. we do not need a long discussion. we know as we learned in the debate yesterday. anything the president wants, even though their ideas were accepted, there against corporate tax reform. we have heard the mantra of the republicans for years saying -- he agreed to do it. i gave direct quotes from the republican leader here. now they suddenly oppose what they agreed to. we know that there has been a revenue component. the caucus is totally supportive. >> my senators have been involved publicly. skepticism?are the >> my senators have been involved publicly. larry summers is a long time friend. i thi
of non-defense spending. he indicated what the republicans always do. send this over bills, military structure in, va, defense, then they passed that and leave the rest of the world without any help. we are not going to do that this time. >> what would it come from eyes on? compromiseld it on? >> the caucus must follow the president. we know what is in his budget. we know it he would do if republicans stepped forward. we do not need a long discussion. we know as we learned in the...
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they've stolen dozens of our defense systems. they have vast amounts of intellectual property they've stolen as well as the business records for many of our companies. the damage has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. any cooperation with the chinese military only weakens our own moral credibility and discourages our allies in the face of threats from communist chi demasm we should be drawing a clear distinction between us and the chinese military, not helping them train to become even more efficient. i call on my colleagues to vote for congressman stockman's terrific amendment and again making sure that we stand up and are counted when this is a threat to the freedom and stability of the world. the chair: i reserve the balance of our -- >> i reserve time -- mr. stockman: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? mr. visclosky: i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. visclosky: this will block funds for any military exercise in which chinese pa
they've stolen dozens of our defense systems. they have vast amounts of intellectual property they've stolen as well as the business records for many of our companies. the damage has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. any cooperation with the chinese military only weakens our own moral credibility and discourages our allies in the face of threats from communist chi demasm we should be drawing a clear distinction between us and the chinese military, not helping them train to become even...
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and at noon eastern, the house continues work on the 2014 defense spending bill. president obama signed a transportation law last year that funds programs at more than $105 billion for two years. today the senate environment committee examines implementation of the law. witnesses include the new transportation secretary, anthony fox, live at 10:00 a.m. astern on c-span3. the congressional caucus on black men and boys holds its first hearing today on the status of black men in the u.s. co-chairs, washington, d.c., delegate eleanor holmes norton will hear testimony from witnesses, including knapp president kweisi mfume. live coverage at 3:00 p.m. astern on c-span3. >> interestingly, the korean war in a sense sort of helped unify h korean themselves in a way that was ot there before. when they came down, they turned again, and that sort of solidified, i think, their sort of sense of national cohesion and identity. but i think they miscalculated, because had he waited, it's very possible that the south probably would have -- it's possible that it would have disintegra
and at noon eastern, the house continues work on the 2014 defense spending bill. president obama signed a transportation law last year that funds programs at more than $105 billion for two years. today the senate environment committee examines implementation of the law. witnesses include the new transportation secretary, anthony fox, live at 10:00 a.m. astern on c-span3. the congressional caucus on black men and boys holds its first hearing today on the status of black men in the u.s....
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i received information from the department of defense yesterday. guantanamo bay clause for fiscal ofr 2012 was millions dollars. for fiscal year 2013, estimated for hundred $54 million. . million. do the math. we're are spending $2.7 million per year for each a detainee held at guantanamo bay. what does it cost to put a prisoner and keep them in the safest and most secure prison in america? against $2.7r million. this would be fiscally irresponsible wearing ordinary economic times. it is even worse when the department of defense is struggling with the impacts of sequestration coming including the furloughs and cutbacks and training for troops. every day soldiers and sailors serving at guantanamo are doing a magnificent job under difficult circumstances. i went to the southern command in miami. i met with the man in charge with this responsibility. they are saddened with this assignment. they are doing what they are supposed to do. at great risk and i great separation from their family and personal challenges, they are excepting this assignment. the
i received information from the department of defense yesterday. guantanamo bay clause for fiscal ofr 2012 was millions dollars. for fiscal year 2013, estimated for hundred $54 million. . million. do the math. we're are spending $2.7 million per year for each a detainee held at guantanamo bay. what does it cost to put a prisoner and keep them in the safest and most secure prison in america? against $2.7r million. this would be fiscally irresponsible wearing ordinary economic times. it is even...
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john adams served as one of the defense lawyers. but today? process andue guantanamo is denied including the opportunity to confront your accusers, be presented with evidence against you, and have access to counsel. our threats are real. criminals and terrorists should be prosecuted and jailed. willnemies must know we bring them to justice no matter what. the people guided by principle we can doe of law, better than indefinite detention. or centuries, service members have and paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect the fundamental values that define our nation. we should always be faithful to those values especially when it is most challenging to do so. >> thank you, lieutenant. the last witness for the panel massimino, and adjunct professor and one of the leading human rights advocacy groups and they have been great partners with this subcommittee working on our human rights agenda. privatea litigator in practice and talked philosophy earning her jd from michigan, a master of arts and philosophy and phi beta kappa from trinity in san antonio.
john adams served as one of the defense lawyers. but today? process andue guantanamo is denied including the opportunity to confront your accusers, be presented with evidence against you, and have access to counsel. our threats are real. criminals and terrorists should be prosecuted and jailed. willnemies must know we bring them to justice no matter what. the people guided by principle we can doe of law, better than indefinite detention. or centuries, service members have and paid the ultimate...
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now, the military as well as other state institutions has been on the defensive. this new alignment may not be any more stable or lasting. it is also important to say the current alliance with the secular opposition is anti- brotherhood. it is not anti-islamist. the party supported the removal of morsi and has exerted its influence in the new transition by vetoing the cabinet choices. my second point is that we should really reserve judgment. on the patht egypt towards democracy or not. on the positive side of the ledger, the military is not exerting control directly but has put civilians out front. they put in place a cabinet. addition to that, i would say another positive sign is that the new transition roadmap puts the rewriting of the constitution before the holding of new parliamentary and presidential elections and this a flaw in the first transition. the fact that they held this before the first time. they are dominating the process and is quitting others. on the negative side of the ledger, the way in which the democratic process was set aside on july 3 is
now, the military as well as other state institutions has been on the defensive. this new alignment may not be any more stable or lasting. it is also important to say the current alliance with the secular opposition is anti- brotherhood. it is not anti-islamist. the party supported the removal of morsi and has exerted its influence in the new transition by vetoing the cabinet choices. my second point is that we should really reserve judgment. on the patht egypt towards democracy or not. on the...
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it included this state department ig and the apartment defense and cigar. i was involved in usa eight as said as well. also the fraud section at that time. many of those cases were invited to folks in my section. -- were involved in my section. i'm very familiar with that. >> super. in late march, the state department's oig notified the department it was start a special accountability review board process in order to determine the process. it also mentioned recommendations regarding aftermath of benghazi. i would love to hear you talk about how that work is progressing or if you are not there yet. in termsd be your hope of continuing that work and looking at that and how it can be made most helpful? >> i have no knowledge of that review. i have not been involved in it. i have not studied the underlying facts. i plan, if confirmed, taking a hard look at all pending matters . that is one of the pending matters. i have no judgments or conclusions yet. once i am able to review facts and documents, i will be in a better position to determine the next steps. >> i
it included this state department ig and the apartment defense and cigar. i was involved in usa eight as said as well. also the fraud section at that time. many of those cases were invited to folks in my section. -- were involved in my section. i'm very familiar with that. >> super. in late march, the state department's oig notified the department it was start a special accountability review board process in order to determine the process. it also mentioned recommendations regarding...
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and this is always such a defensive argument to say it is too complicated to get access into china. you know, we are cooperating with the leading digital learning and education company worldwide, which is fully operational joint venture in china. >> rose: speak to the question of intellectual property rights in china. >> yes. >> rose: you are in business of media. >> yes. well, i think we are always challenged by issues of piracy. >> rose: right. >> but i think it came to a point somewhere two or three years ago that we -- the ip owners china and the government. >> rose: right. >> >> -- mutually came to consent unless we stop the piracy our own creativity will be hurt, so i think the last -- and we also had to raise the stake of the marketplace, so there is profit to be made by the creative industry. i think what you saw in the last few years, last two or three years, you see at least in the area of video, the piracy. >> rose: right. >> -- the impact of piracy has greatly minimized, even though you can still pick up, you know, pirated dvds on the street or whatever, but the growth o
and this is always such a defensive argument to say it is too complicated to get access into china. you know, we are cooperating with the leading digital learning and education company worldwide, which is fully operational joint venture in china. >> rose: speak to the question of intellectual property rights in china. >> yes. >> rose: you are in business of media. >> yes. well, i think we are always challenged by issues of piracy. >> rose: right. >> but i...
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he was a witness for the defense in bradley manning's trial. i am pleased to have all of them here and those coming. i will begin with phil mudd in memphis. what's your assessment of this verdict? >> i think the verdict is pretty predictable. the interesting piece of this to me is what he was not convicted of, that is aiding and abetting the enemy. when i look at this, my response having grown up in the c.i.a., if i wanted to give out information like this when i grew up in the c.i.a., it was given to the russians or the soaf bloc. you now have a third way. it's not the americans. it's not the russians. you give it to society generally and there is 100 million people out there saying you did the right thing, bradley manning. that to me is fascinating. >> rose: amy? >> i could always in some way put something in the newspaper. it's true when you publish something the whole world might see it, but that's why there are laws against releasing classified information, and that's why he was convicted of a lot of them. this particular charge, aiding th
he was a witness for the defense in bradley manning's trial. i am pleased to have all of them here and those coming. i will begin with phil mudd in memphis. what's your assessment of this verdict? >> i think the verdict is pretty predictable. the interesting piece of this to me is what he was not convicted of, that is aiding and abetting the enemy. when i look at this, my response having grown up in the c.i.a., if i wanted to give out information like this when i grew up in the c.i.a., it...
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so most of all costs the defense budgets and every other kind of budget in washington has ballooned to you know unprecedented degrees the costs of the war and wars in afghanistan and iraq some estimates when that when all the peyser do it might end up being something like four or five trillion dollars and it hasn't benefited us in terms of security because. you know the reasons that we were attacked on nine eleven remain and actually have been exacerbated we still peppered the entire middle east with military installations and bases we still prop up autocratic dictatorships that terrorists us apostates we still support israel overwhelmingly over the palestinians even as it carries out illegal activities in the occupied territories and we've killed in a men so most uncountable number of muslims in the arab world since since nine eleven so we have not changed anything for the better and we've only costed lives and money and treasure and blood ok max a lot said there do you want to reply to any of it yeah i mean by yes i mean my my colleague in washington d.c. left out an important point
so most of all costs the defense budgets and every other kind of budget in washington has ballooned to you know unprecedented degrees the costs of the war and wars in afghanistan and iraq some estimates when that when all the peyser do it might end up being something like four or five trillion dollars and it hasn't benefited us in terms of security because. you know the reasons that we were attacked on nine eleven remain and actually have been exacerbated we still peppered the entire middle...
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huge liability go ahead charlie you go ahead let's finish your point remember israel has legitimate defense of needs against people on their border but you know one thing the united states isn't doing i don't think or we could do better is to leverage the aid we're giving to countries especially to egypt where we were we say you know we try and move countries towards a democratic model where you're playing on a mound with israel as well darling would you like to leverage it to with israel in its treatment of the how much of any incident that well considering that israel is of a free and functioning democracy i'm not sure we're quite worried you're pushing a human rights agenda and what about twenty percent of the population are second class citizens. well know that they're not actually yes they are israeli citizens have full rights in that area the palestinians are an undefined quantity but that's getting them out to a peace treaty talks we'll see what happens with mr kerry i think he's on to a folly unfortunately but we'll see what have we agree on what you agree on a whole point grant jum
huge liability go ahead charlie you go ahead let's finish your point remember israel has legitimate defense of needs against people on their border but you know one thing the united states isn't doing i don't think or we could do better is to leverage the aid we're giving to countries especially to egypt where we were we say you know we try and move countries towards a democratic model where you're playing on a mound with israel as well darling would you like to leverage it to with israel in...
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press by manning's defense on deaths resulting from the wikileaks cables, he said -- tosuggested the main harm the u.s. was in souring relations with foreign governments and villagers in afghanistan. manning is facing 136 years in prison after being found guilty on 20 counts for leaking hundreds of thousands of government documents to wikileaks. he was acquitted on the most serious charge against him, aiding the enemy. the prosecution is expected to call up to 20 sentencing -- witnesses during the sentencing phase. the senate held a long-awaited hearing on government surveillance wednesday just as new details emerged on the government spying exposed by edward snowden. the guardian newspaper revealed details about a secret program called xkeyscore. it allows analyst to search with no prior authorization through vast databases. slideing to a presentation provided by snowden, it gives nsa analyst real-time access to "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet." -- while the program is supposed to target oversees internet users, the guardian reports xkeyscore provides the tech
press by manning's defense on deaths resulting from the wikileaks cables, he said -- tosuggested the main harm the u.s. was in souring relations with foreign governments and villagers in afghanistan. manning is facing 136 years in prison after being found guilty on 20 counts for leaking hundreds of thousands of government documents to wikileaks. he was acquitted on the most serious charge against him, aiding the enemy. the prosecution is expected to call up to 20 sentencing -- witnesses during...